Enshrouded server hosting: keep Embervale open for your group

What drives an Enshrouded server

Enshrouded is a voxel world: terrain can be dug out, flattened and built on, and every change is saved. Large bases with detailed builds, lots of terraforming and many placed items grow the save and the work the server does, as do players spread out across different regions.

The game keeps getting big content updates that expand the world and add systems, so what a server needs today may change. Leave some headroom rather than buying the smallest plan that fits right now.

Because Enshrouded is played in small groups, the difference between plans shows less in player count and more in how long your world has run and how ambitious your builders are. Size for a world with several large bases, a lot of dug-out terrain and workers busy in every corner - not for the first evening.

Enshrouded server hosting or a VPS?

The dedicated server is a Steam tool configured through a JSON file with the server name, passwords, user groups and slots. Game hosts turn that file into a form and keep the server updated, so a group can be playing within minutes.

Like several recent survival games, the Enshrouded dedicated server is distributed for Windows; on Linux it runs through a compatibility layer such as Wine or Proton. That is doable on a VPS but adds setup and one more thing to check after each update - a Windows VPS or a host with ready-made support is simpler.

Tip: use user groups and protect the save

The server settings let you define user groups with separate passwords and permissions, so friends can build while guests only look around. Give building and admin rights only to people you trust.

Back up the savegame folder automatically and before every game update: voxel worlds hold a lot of hand-shaped terrain, and a broken save is painful to rebuild. Restart the server after updates so its version matches the players’.